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Simon MacCorkindale was a British actor who made his big break in Death on the Nile in the late 70’s.

Simon was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire on the 12th of February, 1952. His full name was Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale. Pendered was his mother’s maiden name. It’s Scottish tradition to give the first born their mother’s maiden name as a middle name
His parents were Peter, a former RAF Pilot, and Gill. He had a younger brother Duncan, who is an accountant.

He worked extensively and (almost) continuously in America, Canada and the UK on various film, TV and theatre projects. Not only did he act, but on various projects he was director, producer, writer and once even a composer. In 1984 he married actress Susan George.